More than 1,000 product warnings, recalls and notices for food, food contact materials, cosmetics and toys were published in Austria between 2010 and 2019.
The main reasons were residues, microorganisms and contamination by foreign material.
Continue Reading Austria records more than 800 food recalls in past decade
Results of a monitoring program have shown seafood imported into Norway in 2019 was generally safe.
A total of 129 samples were examined by different analytical methods and assays for microorganisms and undesirable chemical substances.
Continue Reading Monitoring finds seafood imported into Norway largely safe
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has marked World Food Safety Day this month by highlighting food safety efforts in Uganda and Costa Rica.
The IAEA and the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Continue Reading IAEA details food safety work in Uganda and Costa Rica
The Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) in Germany has called on manufacturers and importers to increase checks to ensure the safety of spices.
Industry is responsible for the quality and compliance
Continue Reading BVL calls on industry to step up controls on spices
Some adults in Finland are exposed to amounts of heavy metals in food that could pose a risk to their health, according to an assessment.
The Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) studied the exposure of working-age
Continue Reading Finland assesses heavy metals risk from foods
An analysis by Norwegian scientists has found a low level of heavy metals in processed fish products in the country.
Commercially available items were collected from 2015 to 2018 and analyzed as composite samples for
Continue Reading Norway looks at metals in seafood; assesses local meat producers
The impacts of climate change could potentially increase foodborne disease, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
An FAO publication has identified and attempted to quantify some current and anticipated
Continue Reading FAO: Climate change is changing food safety landscape
Heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, and lead are present in most foods, whether conventional or organic, usually as the result of environmental contamination. Because heavy metals pose significant threats even at low
Continue Reading When it comes to testing heavy metals in food, the result is only as good as the lab
The system for monitoring chemical contamination of food in France works well most of the time but has some gaps, according to ANSES.
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES)
Continue Reading ANSES finds system to monitor chemicals in food largely effective
Shellfish in Norway have low concentrations of E. coli and heavy metals, according to the results of a national monitoring program.
The Institute of Marine Research (Havforskingsinstituttet) reported the findings show Norwegian shellfish on the
Continue Reading Norway finds low levels of E. coli and heavy metals in shellfish
Sen. Chuck Schumer wants immediate action from the FDA to address toxic metals in baby food. He is also demanding the agency tell the public what it’s going to do about the food safety problem.
Continue Reading Senator wants action now to resolve problems with baby, toddler foods
